Medical News


Health Minister Hails UNTH

Impressed by the peaceful atmosphere at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital (UNTH), Ituku …

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Patients’ Feedback can Improve a Health Facility’

How often do you leave a hospital premises, feeling dissatisfied, or have a burning desire to call…

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Eating Plant Protein Reduces Death Risk

Eating a wholesome, balanced diet is at the top of the list when it comes to maintaining health. B…

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Woo Doctors Back to Nigeria, Experts Tell FG

To address the shortage of health workers in the country, the President and Director HBG Medical A…

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Lagos Decries Poor Breastfeeding Rates Among Working Mothers

The Lagos State Government has decried low breast feeding rates among working mothers.   …

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Two Lagos Doctors Accused of Forgetting Towel Inside Patient After Surgery

For allegedly forgetting a towel inside a patient after surgical operation, two doctors working wi…

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IVF Puts Hospital on Medical Map

Our facilities, services make medical tourism unattractive, say doctors   Hundreds of hit…

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Government Upbeat Over Basic Healthcare Provision Fund

• Health minister impressed with progress at UNTH, NOHE, FNHE, others   The Federal …

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Low Awareness, Screening Fuel Hepatitis Spread

Experts have attributed the lack of awareness and screening to the rise in prevalence of viral hep…

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Lagos Inaugurates CCU to Perform Open Heart Surgery

The Lagos State Government has inaugurated a state-of-the-art critical care unit (CCU) at the Lago…

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Curbing Medical Tourism in Nigeria

The story of baby Aisha Nazeeph can best fit a Nollywood script. At 28 weeks, weighing less than 1…

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Guinness Nigeria Revamps Eye Hospital in Onitsha

In keeping with Guinness Nigeria Plc’s commitment to supporting Guinness Eye Centres across …

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Doctors on Air Medical Mission to Offer Free Treatment to 3000 Patients

Doctors on Air, one of Nigeria’s most authoritative health programmes on radio, and organise…

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More Women Susceptible to Danger During Child Birth in Oyo

From the researches conducted by the Development Communication Networks (DevComs) in conjunction w…

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Manpower Shortage Stalls WHO HIV/AIDS Programme

Lack of adequate manpower has continued to stall the implementation of WHO’s ‘test and…

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Saving Nigerians from Hepatitis

While most countries, including Nigeria, put more premium on tackling the Human Immuno Virus and t…

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A’Ibom Assembly to Enact Law on Healthcare Development

Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly will soon pass into law the State Primary Healthcare Development…

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Oyo Reconstitutes AIDS Board, Targets 90% Prevalence Reduction

In a bid to reduce the prevalence of HIV/AIDS in Oyo State, the Governor Abiola Ajimobi-led admini…

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Nigeria Prepares to Tackle Emerging Epidemics

• Country still vulnerable to Ebola, Lassa fever, others • Experts want govt to revamp…

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Lagos Vice-Principal Goes Missing on LUTH’s Sickbed

The Vice-Principal of Ijaye Ojokoro Junior Secondary School II, Adeyinka Afolabi, who was on admis…

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